PRESIDENT CLINTON TO VISIT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER



April 13, 1998



Brian Welch
Headquarters, Washington, DC
(Phone: 202/358-1600)



Ed Campion
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

<h4>Release: H98-61</h4> <h3>President Clinton to Visit Johnson Space 
Center</h3> 

President Bill Clinton will visit NASA's Johnson Space Center on 
Tuesday, April 14 for briefings on various NASA programs. During the 
visit, the President will meet with Senator John Glenn, now in 
training for an October space flight, and get a briefing on Shuttle 
mission STS-90, scheduled for launch on Thursday.



The President will place a phone call to the STS-90 crew members at 
the Florida launch site, and address Johnson Space Center employees 
and invited guests. The President's call to the STS-90 crew and his 
address to employees will be carried live on NASA Television 
beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m. CDT.



NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and Johnson Director George W.S. 
Abbey will escort the President during his tour.



News media who wish to cover the Presidential visit should fax a 
request for press accreditation to the Johnson Newsroom at 
281/483-2000. Badges will be available Tuesday morning at the 
Security Office, Bldg. 110, adjacent to the center's main gate off 
NASA Road One. Television media should plan to arrive at Johnson no 
later than 6 a.m. CDT to allow time for badging. Print media should 
arrive at the badging office no later than 8 a.m. CDT. Transportation 
to events will be provided from the Bldg. 2 news center.



NASA Television is available on GE2, Transponder 9C, at 85 degrees 
west longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency is 3880.0 Mhz, 
audio 6.8 Mhz.

	
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